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I'm not entirely sure I understand the question... But yes - in my set of definitions, race is genetic/hardware, and culture is environmental/software. Obviou
by superb-owl 4y ago
I'm not entirely sure I understand the question...
But yes - in my set of definitions, race is genetic/hardware, and culture is environmental/software.
Obviously the two correlate pretty heavily - i.e. racial groups tend to form subcultures.
- mistermann 4y agoDoes culture not vastly complicate the racism question, perhaps often to a point beyond the human mind's ability to conceptualize it accurately, especially considering how flawed we know it is at that task?
- superb-owl 4y agoI mean, sure, it's complicated. Are you saying complicated things aren't worth studying or discussing? Quantum mechanics is also "beyond the human mind's ability to conceptualize" but we're still able to make progress. And discussions of race are vastly more important, at least when measuring in terms of human suffering.
- mistermann 4y agoI'm more so saying that your mind presents to you a representation of reality, and if you take this representation at face value, you may have an inaccurate model. I don't know you personally, but "most" people I encounter seem to draw no distinction between their model of reality and reality itself. Consider: > praising Charles Murray is more than a dog whistle. What is the meaning of "is" (to be) in this context, in a literal/architectural sense? Does your "is" align with other people's? And where this a discrepancy, how skeptical of your take on it are you? Possibly related: https://i.redd.it/nbqixw27k5vy.jpg https://i.redd.it/nbqixw27k5vy.jpg